Shirt Trouble?
- 22 Jun 06, 11:05 AM
We were talking about this in the office this morning; the story of two people in Scotland -one of them a child - who have been attacked for . There's quite a debate about this in Britain, with some Scots expressing outrage at the small-mindedness of some of their own people when it comes to England.The Guardian newspaper's excellent columnist Simon Hoggart wrote about this "rivalry".
For the record, Scotland haven't qualified for the last two World Cups.
Also, earlier in the tournament, we were hearing about because of the peculiar tensions there people need to be careful about what shirt they're wearing - and where.
Now, of course these stories are serious; people have been hurt -ostensibly because of football.
But for a future World Cup Have Your Say, we were wondering if you've got into trouble by wearing your country's shirt in the wrong place at the wrong time. Let's hear your stories... Or alternatively (and more optimistically) has wearing your shirt made you friends?
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I have received criticisms from people here in America for paying more attention to the World Cup than to the Miami Heat. I also received one criticism from a US Citizen who stated: "I was stationed in Germany and I didn't understand football, I will never understand it". Even members of my Cuban-American Community has said "Football is an Anti-Anerican Game". My response: "I like football and ALL Sports".
Right now, Brazil showed that it was at its finest hour.
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